Score: UAlbany 89, Oneonta 69
 
Location: Broadview Center | Albany, N.Y.
 
Records: UAlbany 1-1 (0-0 America East), Oneonta (0-0, 0-0 SUNYAC)
 
Short Story: The University at Albany men's basketball team defeated the Oneonta Red Dragons, 89-69, on Saturday night.
 
Coach Dwayne Killings: "I thought today was a good opportunity for us to get better as a program…I think the first half our defensive energy wasn't where we wanted, but I thought DeMarr, Byron, Amir, Kacper, and Sully did a great job of setting the tone in the second half and we were able to get a really good run which I anticipated the first half, but having a good run the second half there were some good things that we could build off and we're moving into a huge week of our second week of the season."
 
Key Stats:

• DeMarr Langford Jr. led the Great Danes with 18 points, going 8-12 (66.7%) from the field with four rebounds and a block.
• Byron Joshua, Kacper Klaczek, and Amir Lindsey all made two three-pointers.
• Joshua recorded a team-high four assists.
• Damon Strand, Sully Adewale, and Langford Jr. each recorded one block.
• UAlbany went 38-80 (47.5%) from the field, 6-23 (26.1%) from downtown, and 7-14 from the line.
• Only two lead changes occurred throughout the game.

 
How it Happened:

• Oneonta's Zyeir Lawrence scored the first bucket of the game, hitting a two-point shot 25 seconds in.
• DeMarr Langford Jr. answered back with a layup to tie it up early.
• The Great Danes took their first lead of the contest as Byron Joshua made a two-pointer with 15:31 left in the first to make it 11-9.
• UAlbany went on a 9-2 run to lead 18-11 with 13:08 left in the half.
• The Red Dragons were able to close the gap to a one-possession game at 18-15.
• Following six unanswered buckets, the Great Danes made it a 24-15 game with 10:03 left in the first.
• Oneonta went on a 6-2 run to make it a 36-32 game with 2:41 left.
• The last points of the first 20 minutes belonged to Oneonta's Delano Knox who cut the deficit to two.
• In the first 6:20 of the half, UAlbany scored 20 to jump ahead 58-39
• Over the next eight minutes, while both teams traded points, UAlbany was able to extend its lead by four, making it a 76-55 contest.
• Although Oneonta recorded five unanswered in the final two minutes, it was not enough as the Great Danes walked away with the 89-69 victory.

 
Next: The Great Danes head back on the road Wednesday, November 13 to take on Dartmouth in Hanover, New Hampshire with tip-off set for 5:00 pm.
 
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